An off night for the youngster, who struggled to properly get into the game and did not beat his man enough. However, there were still bright spots.

Lloyd James – 7

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Made some key passes in midfield and also put in some good tackles – a partnership with Hiram Boateng needs some work before it becomes fully effective but this was a promising game for the duo. Really poor penalty, however.

Hiram Boateng – 7

Made some forceful runs with the ball and, whilst some passes did not come off for him, he is clearly still finding full match sharpness.

Kyle Edwards – 7

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Like Sparkes, took a while to get into the game, but looked more and more of a threat as the match wore on, putting City back into the lead with a fine curling effort.

Matt Jay – 7

Had three key chances to put City ahead, putting two efforts at the Plymouth keeper and hitting the bar, but it was a good performance from Jay, who was his usual energetic self and produced the pass of the game to set up Liam McAlinden.

Liam McAlinden – 7

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He looked dangerous early on, scoring and closing down the Plymouth defence, linking up well with Jay, but he had a bit of a thankless task when the Grecians went 4-5-1.